BLOOD PRESSURE
HEART RATE / PULSE
RESPIRATORY
TEMPERATURE
PAIN
100

This is a normal blood pressure.

What is 120/80?

100

This is a normal heart rate.

What is 60-100 bpm?

100

Varies considerably in healthy adults.

What is respiratory rate?

100
The body's warmth at the skin surface.

What is shell temperature?

100

Unpleasant sensation usually associated with disease or injury.

What is pain?

200

Known as the "top" number.

What is systolic?

200
Produced by the movement of blood during a heart's contraction.

What is pulse?

200

Rapid respiratory rate.

What is tachypnea?

200

Most frequently used scale for measuring temperature.

What is Fahrenheit scale?

200

Emotional component of pain.

What is suffering?

300

Known as the "bottom" number.

What is diastolic?

300

Counted by compressing a superficial artery against an underlying bone with the tips of the fingers

What is pulse rate?

300

Diminished breathing.

What is hypoventilation?

300

The body's warmth in deeper sites within the body.

What is core temperature?

300

Point at which sufficient pain-transmitting stimuli reach the brain.

What is pain threshold?

400

Known as high blood pressure.

What is hypertension?
400

Less than 60 bpm.

What is bradycardia?

400

Difficult or labored breathing.

What is dyspnea?

400
Healthy adult temperature range.

What is 96.6 - 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit?

400

Amount of pain a person endure.

What is pain tolerance?

500

Known as low blood pressure.

What is hypotension?

500

Can accompany tachycardia.

What us palpitation?

500

Harsh, high-pitched sound heard when there is laryngeal obstruction.

What is stridor?
500

Acts as the center for temperature regulation.

What is the hypothalamus?

500

Fifth vital sign.

What is pain?